Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Pens Choral Piece For Birmingham Cathedral

Black Sabbath guitarist and godfather of RIFFS Tony Iommi has stepped briefly away from his hair-raising ways... to pen a choral piece for Birmingham Cathedral.

Iommi describes the five-minute acoustic arrangement as "just a little bit different to Sabbath". Well, quite!

The project was originally conceived when Iommi was battling cancer in 2012. During this time, he grew a friendship with the Dean of Birmingham, the Very Reverend Catherine Ogle, who says of their partnership:

"When Tony was unwell, we got to know one another better when I began to pray for him and kept in touch with Tony and his wife about his health."